This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
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Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build;
for example, most packages need make and the C compiler gcc.

dselect is a high-level interface for managing the installation and
removal of Debian software packages.
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Many users find dselect intimidating and new users may prefer to use
apt-based user interfaces.

This package provides the header files and static library necessary to
develop software using libdpkg, the same library used internally by dpkg.
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Note though, that the API is to be considered volatile, and might change
at any time, use at your own risk.